Recess light for motor vehicles and trailers



Nov. 15, 1932. w. s. GURTON ET AL RECESS LI'GHT FOR MOTOR VEHICLES ANDTRAILERS Filed Feb. 12, 1931 Patented Nov. 15, 1932 UNITED STATESWILLIAM s. GURTON, JOSEPH PLINT, AND HERMAN NYBERG, or KITGIIENEB,ONTARIO,

CANADA, ASSIGNORS T0 DOMINION TRUC ONTARIO, CANADA ItEoEss LIGHT FORMOTORVVVEHICLES AND TRAILEIts Application mea February 12, 19.31'.seriai No. 515,307.

The principal objects of thisinvention are,

A Vmost important object is to provide a form of corner light whichwillnot be easily damaged or put out of commission.

The principal feature of the inventionconsists in the novel constructionof a corner bracket for the frame or body of the vehicle provided with arecess having an angularly disposed opening adapted to display a lightlplaced therein to be visible from various angular directions. Y

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portionof a vehicle showing the manner of application of the invention thereto.

Figure 2 is an enlarged plan view of the corner of the truck framestructure showin in dotted lines the outline of the recess an lampenclosed therein. Y

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the structure as illustrated inFigure 2 showing the lateral visibility of the light.

It is a very well known feature in connection with highway traffic thatmany accidents are caused through the inability of drivers ofapproaching vehicles to see the portion of trucks, vans or trailerprojecting laterally beyond the headlights, or when crossing a highwayto determine where the back end of a vehicle may be, as usually thelights are carried on the rear end and are not visible from the side.

A further and very important object is 4to provide a means of lightingthe corners of the vehicle in such a manner as to obviate damage to thelights in manipulating the vehicle in passageways around buildings andin other places.

Inthe construction herein shown the frame, body or platform l of thevehicle is formed with side and end bars 2 and 3 respectively. These areoverlapped and are usually jointed or protected by cover plates ofmetal, or fre-y K EQUIPMENT CO. LIMITED, 0F KI'I'GHENER,lX n

quently, where these side *and end member;i are formed of metal theyareoined by metal castings.vv Y

YIn the form herein shown the corner casting 4 is provided with i'anges5 and respec-x aively that lfity wthin'the'ba'r structures 2 and 3 andsecured thereinfby bolting, riveting or a rigid and permanent part ofthe body struc-y ture. Y

The bracket spaceV` is varranged an opening -Iwhich forms the outer partof a recess 8 which" is of'substantially' cylindrical" form*v Vat its;innerfejndl y,

- welding so thattheicorner'member becomes Y n w 4: is rounded from theflanged" l end5 to the'fi'anged end 6 'andin this rounded and is!preferablyc'losed-at' the innerfend by v thewall '9 forming partfof thecasting.I i

Y Any suitable form of lampk 10 is secured within the recess "1 vj Thelamp is preferably provided with a lens 11 which projects from the lampcasing 10 yso that it will be visible in the side opening part'of therecess 7. Y

1t will be seen that as the recess is formed with an outer open end onthe arc of curva-- beyond the side portion of the curved open-13 ingthereto will be seen from the side and further, the inner side wall ofthe recess opposite the shorter side will reflect rays'of the vehicle.

The lamp structure being housed within a recess in a heavy metalstructure, will not be light which will be visible from the side of Y.

injured through the corner of the vehicle bumping into obstacles as thewhole frame will break before the corner bracket will gofand the roundedcorner will sheer OE an obstruction without injury to the lamp.

`The device is simple. It is easily installed and it is easyv to placeandy remove the lamp,

tion are readily discernable and the structure is so incorporated intothe body that it cannot be tampered with or removed.

lWhat we claim as our invention is r-f l. A vehicle body having incombinationV` The utilities and advantages of this construcii395"fabrication, said bracket presenting a. iiush,

convergently disposed side and end bars of flanged construction, and a.metal bracket having divergently disposed flange extensions formed tointerfit the flange formation of said intersecting bars and rigidlysecured thereto, said bracket having a lamp housed therein between itsflange extensions visible from the end and side of the vehicle.

2. A vehicle having in part v'side and end Abars convergentlydisposedwith a pocket therebetween, a rigid recessed bracket fitting inthe pocket between the convergent ends of Y said bars and forming a.corner piece therebetween, said bracket belngformed with a divergentlydisposed' flange formations rig- `,idly attached to said'respective sideand end w bars to rigidly connect and reinforce the.

saine, and a lamp housed in said recess.

`3. In a vehicle, the combinati-on of a bodyV havingv longitudinally andlaterally disposed side andl end beams having a corner pockettherebetween, a rigid metal bracket accon1- modated insaid corner pocketand rigidly connected to and forming a permanent rigidconnection'between the respective ends of said side and end: beams toform a unitary rounded continuation of said side and end beams andhaving a bottomed recess extending inwardly from the rounded outersurface 'i thereof, and a lamp supported by thefrecess bottom andenclosed Within said recess.

W. S. GURTON.

JOSEPH PLIN'I.l HERLAN NYBERG.

